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John H. Sokul is a partner with the law firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP and is Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. Mr. Sokul focuses on commercial real estate transactions, zoning and land use. He represents owners, developers, retailers and investors in the acquisition, permitting, development, financing, leasing and operations of commercial properties and shopping centers throughout New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Mr. Sokul regularly appears before planning and zoning boards and other regulatory agencies in connection with commercial and residential real estate projects. He has handled numerous complex matters involving the intersection of real estate and municipal law, including public-private partnerships, development agreements, impact fees, tax abatements, betterment assessments and exactions. Mr. Sokul also has significant experience in negotiating and drafting purchase and sale agreements, leases, development agreements, restrictive covenants and related documents for complex commercial real estate transactions.

He is a long-term member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, where he serves on the Planning Committee for the Annual New England Idea Exchange. He is also a Member of the prestigious international Counselors of Real Estate. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the College of the Holy Cross, and his J.D. degree, with highest honors, from Duke University School of Law. Mr. Sokul is a member of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire Bar Associations.

Education

Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1984

Highest Honors

Holy Cross College, B.A., 1981

cum laude

Bar Memberships

Massachusetts, 1985

New Hampshire, 1990

Work Experience

Hinckley Allen

Chair, Real Estate Law Group

Co-Chair, Retail Law Group

Partner (2007-Present)

Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A.

Shareholder/Director

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association: Natural Resources and Environmental Law; and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Sections